JP4246456B2 - Method for recovering hydrogen from organic waste - Google Patents

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JP4246456B2
JP4246456B2 JP2002246811A JP2002246811A JP4246456B2 JP 4246456 B2 JP4246456 B2 JP 4246456B2 JP 2002246811 A JP2002246811 A JP 2002246811A JP 2002246811 A JP2002246811 A JP 2002246811A JP 4246456 B2 JP4246456 B2 JP 4246456B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、未利用資源及び再生可能資源等の有機系廃棄物を有効利用する方法に関し、更に詳しくは、上記の有機系廃棄物から水素を回収する方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
間伐材及び廃木材は、古くは、焼却処分に付されていた。近年、省エネルギー及び熱の有効利用の観点から、これらの焼却熱を利用して発電する方法が検討されている。廃プラスチックは、これを加熱分解して油にする方法、又はこれを高炉還元材としてリサイクルすることが検討されており、かつ実用化もされている。また、生ごみ等は焼却処理が殆どであったが、最近では、これをメタン発酵処理してメタンを回収する方法、及びこれにより発電する方法が実用化されつつある。
【0003】
間伐材及び廃木材を処理する方法として、直接燃焼方式とガス化方式が挙げられる。直接燃焼方式は、上記材を完全燃焼させるものであり、該焼却炉としては、ストーカ炉、バブリング型流動床炉、循環流動床炉、循環移動床炉等がある。直接燃焼方式において回収、利用し得るものは熱エネルギーのみであり、そして、該熱エネルギーにより温水やスチームを発生させ発電を行う。一方、ガス化方式は、上記材を酸素や空気により部分酸化させるものであり、該ガス化炉としては、固定床炉、移動床炉、循環流動床炉、2段循環移動床炉、噴流床炉等がある。ガス化方式において回収、利用し得るものは熱エネルギーとガスである。そして、該熱エネルギーを利用して温水や電力を得ることができる。また、該ガスを燃料として温水や電力を回収することも可能である。いずれの方法においても、熱水や温水、電力を発生させても消費する工場がなく、有効利用できないでいるのが現状である。
【0004】
また、廃棄物焼却により発生するダイオキシンの削減のための規制措置により、間伐材や建設廃木材等の産業廃棄物及び一般廃棄物の単純焼却処理は規制を受けるようになり、単純な焼却処理ができなくなりつつある。一方で、建設廃木材のリサイクル推進が建設リサイクル法基本方針に盛り込まれ、建設廃木材等のリサイクル処理を余儀なくされている。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、有機系廃棄物、例えば、間伐材、流木材、廃木材、廃プラスチック、生ごみ、汚泥、刈草、製紙スラッジ等から得られるエネルギー及びガスを有効利用し得るための方法を提供するものである。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者らは、間伐材等の未利用資源や廃木材、その他の有機系廃棄物のリサイクル処理を促進し、更にエネルギーとしての有効活用を図るべく、上記の有機系廃棄物から水素を回収することに思い至った。そして、水素として回収することにより、エネルギーの貯蔵、輸送が可能になり、需要に応じて温水を製造したり、電力を発生させたりすることができ、また、水素の燃焼では二酸化炭素が発生しないため環境に与える影響が小さく、地球温暖化防止対策にも貢献できることを見出し、本発明を完成するに至った。
【0007】
即ち、本発明は、
(1)有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下において500〜600℃で加熱し、発生した熱分解ガスを900〜1000℃でスチームと混合せしめ、次いで、得た改質ガスを精製して水素を回収する方法である。
【0008】
好ましい態様として、
(2)有機系廃棄物が、間伐材、流木材、廃木材、廃プラスチック、生ごみ、汚泥、刈草及び製紙スラッジより成る群から選ばれる上記(1)記載の方法、
(3)有機系廃棄物が、間伐材、流木材及び廃木材より成る群から選ばれる上記(1)記載の方法、
(4)改質ガスを精製して水素を回収する手段が、PSA、膜分離及び深冷分離より成る群から選ばれる上記(1)〜(3)のいずれか一つに記載の方法、
(5)改質ガスを精製して水素を回収する手段が、PSAである上記(1)〜(3)のいずれか一つに記載の方法、
(6)上記の有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下で加熱する温度が、530〜570℃である上記(1)〜(5)のいずれか一つに記載の方法、
(7)発生した熱分解ガスをスチームと混合せしめる温度が、950〜1000℃である上記(1)〜(6)のいずれか一つに記載の方法、
(8)上記の有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下で加熱する際の圧力及び発生した熱分解ガスをスチームと混合せしめる際の圧力が、1MPa以下である上記(1)〜(7)のいずれか一つに記載の方法、
(9)上記の有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下で加熱する際の圧力及び発生した熱分解ガスをスチームと混合せしめる際の圧力が、0.1〜1MPa以下である上記(1)〜(7)のいずれか一つに記載の方法、
(10)上記スチームと混合せしめて得た改質ガスに含まれる一酸化炭素と水を、反応せしめて水素を製造することを更に含む上記(1)〜(9)のいずれか一つに記載の方法
を挙げることができる。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明で使用される有機系廃棄物としては、間伐材、流木材、竹材、稲藁、もみがら、とうもろこし、スイートソルガム、野菜、果物、花卉、海草、その他森林や河川、ダム、海岸から回収される木材や植物等の未利用資源、並びに廃木材、製材所廃材、竹廃材、剪定枝、刈草、廃プラスチック、生ごみ、食品残渣、野菜加工残渣、果物加工残渣、下水汚泥、し尿汚泥、集落排水汚泥、活性汚泥、製紙スラッジ等が挙げられる。このうち、好ましくは、間伐材、流木材、廃木材、廃プラスチック、生ごみ、汚泥、刈草、製紙スラッジが使用される。間伐材、流木材又は廃木材が特に好ましく使用される。
【0010】
該有機系廃棄物は、粗粉砕処理した程度の寸法を有していればよい。例えば、1mm以上15cm以下の板状、棒状、シート状又はその他の形状の固体でよい。また、1mm未満のものであれば、粒状、粉状、スラッジ状のいずれの形状であってもよい。該有機系廃棄物の水分は、その形状により異なるが、好ましくは50重量%以下、より好ましくは30重量%以下である。
【0011】
本発明においては、上記有機系廃棄物は、まず、非酸化性雰囲気下において加熱される。該加熱により、上記有機系廃棄物は熱分解を受け、熱分解ガスを発生する。
【0012】
加熱温度は、上限が600℃、好ましくは570℃であり、下限が500℃、好ましくは530℃である。上記の範囲を採用することにより、ガスの発生量を多くすることができる。上記下限未満では、有機系廃棄物が十分に熱分解しない。上記上限を超えては、ガスの発生量を高めることができない。該加熱の際の圧力は、上限が好ましくは1MPa、より好ましくは0.3MPaであり、下限が好ましくは0.1MPa、より好ましくは0.103MPaである。
【0013】
非酸化性雰囲気としては、好ましくは窒素が使用される。
【0014】
使用される加熱炉の形式、種類は特に限定されない。原料である有機系廃棄物を上記の温度に加熱できる性能を有していればいずれのものであってもよい。例えば、レトルト炉、シャフト炉、ロータリーキルン、固定床炉、移動層炉、流動層炉等が挙げられる。移動層炉、流動層炉の循環媒体の材質としては、例えば、アルミナ、シリカ、砂等が利用でき、その形状に特に制限はない。
【0015】
本発明においては、上記のようにして有機系廃棄物を加熱した後、発生した熱分解ガスをスチームと混合せしめる。これにより、熱分解ガスとスチームとが反応して、熱分解ガスを水素に富むガスへと改質することができる。
【0016】
熱分解ガスをスチームと混合せしめる温度は、上限が1000℃であり、下限が900℃、好ましくは950℃である。上記下限未満では、改質反応が進まず、また、上記上限を超えては、改質炉の材質に悪影響を与えるため好ましくない。
【0017】
上記改質反応を進行するための熱は、加熱された熱媒体によって供給される。該熱媒体の加熱源としては、上記の有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下において加熱する際に発生するタール及びチャー(炭素及び灰分)を燃焼処理することにより得られる熱を利用する。該燃焼処理は、上記の有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下において加熱する系とは別の系で実施することが好ましい。
【0018】
とりわけタールは、上記の有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下において加熱する際に炉の連続運転に支障きたすことが多いことから、適宜、炉の底部より排出することが好ましい。これにより、連続運転を円滑に実施することが可能となる。また、タールや同時に副生されるチャーを抜き出して別の系で燃焼処理すれば、装置のトラブル回避と安全運転の維持に加えて、副生するタールやチャーを有効に活用することができる。
【0019】
熱分解ガスを改質するためのスチームは、改質炉から出る高温の改質ガスの熱を利用して、熱交換器を通じて工業用水又は上水から得られる。あるいは、別途ボイラーを設置してスチームを得てもよい。該スチームを供給する温度は好ましくは140℃以上であり、圧力は好ましくは0.376MPa以上である。限定されるものではないが、該温度及び圧力は、例えば、180℃及び1MPaである。改質炉には、連続的又は間歇的に噴霧して供給することができる。
【0020】
使用される改質炉の形式、種類は特に限定されない。例えば、レトルト炉、シャフト炉、ロータリーキルン、固定床炉、移動層炉、流動層炉等が挙げられる。通常、上記の加熱炉と同一の形式のものが使用されるが、それに限定されるものではなく、例えば、加熱炉としてロータリーキルンを使用し、一方、改質炉としてレトルト炉を使用するという組合せでもよい。移動層炉、流動層炉の循環媒体の材質としては、例えば、アルミナ、シリカ、砂等が利用でき、その形状に特に制限はない。
【0021】
改質炉を出た改質ガスは、好ましくはシフト反応層を通過される。これにより、改質ガス中に含まれる一酸化炭素と過剰のスチームとを反応せしめて、更に多くの水素を回収することができる。該シフト反応は公知である。例えば、二段階工程が使用される。第一段階において鉄‐クロム系の高温転化触媒が使用されて、好ましくは350〜500℃で反応され、ガス中の残留一酸化炭素濃度が3〜4体積%程度にされる。次いで、第二段階において銅‐亜鉛系の低温転化触媒が使用されて、好ましくは200〜250℃で反応されて、ガス中の残留一酸化炭素濃度が0.3〜0.4体積%程度にされる。また、反応時の圧力は、好ましくは1MPa以上、より好ましくは1〜3MPaである。該圧力は、通常、シフト反応層の前後の工程の圧力に合わせて決定され得る。
【0022】
上記のようにして得られた改質ガスは、好ましくは水で冷却され、次いで、該ガスを精製して水素を濃縮して水素が回収される。改質ガスを精製して水素を回収する手段としては公知の方法を使用し得る。例えば、圧力スイング吸着方式(PSA)、膜分離方式、深冷分離方式が挙げられる。このうち、ガス濃度を自由に調節でき、かつ安価であるということから、PSAが適している。PSAにおいては、例えば、吸着時間、吸着層の高さ等を変えることにより、回収する水素の濃度を適宜制御することができる。このようにして、上記のようにして得られた改質ガスを水素とそれ以外のガスとに分離して、水素を回収する。
【0023】
本発明の方法によれば、未利用資源及び再生可能資源の有効利用を図ることができる。また、二酸化炭素を排出せずして、有用な水素を回収することができる。従って、本発明の方法は広い産業分野で使用し得る。例えば、林業、製材業、畜産業、建設業、環境事業、運輸業、燃料供給業、ガス供給業、プラスチック製造業等で利用することができる。
【0024】
以下、本発明を実施例により更に詳細に説明するが、本発明はこれら実施例により限定されるものではない。
【0025】
【実施例】
実施例において使用した装置は図1の通りである。ここで、加熱炉及び改質炉としては、いずれも底部がすり鉢状になったレトルト炉を使用し、水素精製装置としてはPSAを使用した。
【0026】
【実施例1】
製材所から廃棄された廃木材(スギ廃材)を使用してガス化した。該廃木材は、粗粉砕したものであり、割り箸程度の寸法の棒状物、鋸屑状物、トランプ程度の寸法の薄板状物等の混合物であった。該廃木材の性状を表1に示す。
【0027】
【表1】

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表1の各値は下記の方法に従って測定したものである。
水分、灰分:JIS−M8812(1993)
総発熱量:JIS−M8814(1993)
元素組成:JIS−M8819(1997)
【0028】
該廃木材をフィーダーにより、550℃の温度及び0.103MPaの圧力に保持された加熱炉に連続的に導入した。該廃木材の供給量は、286kg/時間であり、加熱炉での該廃木材のみかけの滞留時間は約1時間であった。
【0029】
加熱炉の頂部から熱分解により生じたガスが244kg/時間で得られた。該ガスは、続いて、950℃の温度及び0.103MPaの圧力に保持された改質炉に導入された。同時に改質炉には、50kg/時間で過熱スチーム(180℃、1MPa)が導入されてガス改質がなされた。
【0030】
950℃の改質されたガスが294kg/時間の量で得られた。次いで、該ガスは、冷却装置で水と接触されて40℃に冷却された。該ガスの組成は、表2に示すとおりである。
【0031】
【表2】
Figure 0004246456
表2のガス組成はガスクロマトグラフィー(株式会社島津製作所製、GC8A)により測定したものである。
【0032】
次いで、冷却されたガスは、水素精製装置に導入されて水素濃度が95体積%である水素リッチガスが30kg/時間で回収された。該精製後のガス組成は表3に示す通りである。
【0033】
【表3】
Figure 0004246456
表3のガス組成は表2と同じガスクロマトグラフィーにより測定したものである。
【0034】
【発明の効果】
本発明は、有機系廃棄物、例えば、間伐材、流木材、廃木材、廃プラスチック、生ごみ、汚泥、刈草、製紙スラッジ等から得られるエネルギー及びガスを有効利用し得るための方法を提供する。これにより、未利用資源又は有機性廃棄物をエネルギー原料としてリサイクル使用できる。これまで、廃棄物の処理とエネルギー製造は別々に実施されていたが、同一装置で行うことにより、エネルギー利用効率を向上し得る。また、二酸化炭素を発生しないで水素を回収することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】実施例で使用した装置の概略を示す図である。
【符号の説明】
A:加熱炉
B:改質炉
C:ガス冷却装置
D:水素精製装置(PSA)
1:廃木材
2:スチーム
3:冷却ガス
4:水素リッチガス
5:廃ガス
6:タール及びチャー
7:熱媒体[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for effectively using organic waste such as unused resources and renewable resources, and more particularly to a method for recovering hydrogen from the organic waste.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the past, thinned wood and waste wood were subjected to incineration. In recent years, from the viewpoint of energy saving and effective use of heat, methods for generating electricity using these incineration heat have been studied. Waste plastic has been studied to be thermally decomposed into oil or recycled as a blast furnace reducing material, and has been put into practical use. In addition, although most garbage is incinerated, recently, a method for recovering methane by subjecting it to methane fermentation and a method for generating electricity by this are being put into practical use.
[0003]
A direct combustion method and a gasification method can be cited as methods for treating thinned wood and waste wood. The direct combustion method completely burns the above materials, and examples of the incinerator include a stoker furnace, a bubbling type fluidized bed furnace, a circulating fluidized bed furnace, and a circulating moving bed furnace. Only the thermal energy can be recovered and used in the direct combustion system, and hot water or steam is generated by the thermal energy to generate electric power. On the other hand, in the gasification method, the material is partially oxidized with oxygen or air, and the gasification furnace includes a fixed bed furnace, a moving bed furnace, a circulating fluidized bed furnace, a two-stage circulating moving bed furnace, and a spouted bed. There are furnaces. What can be recovered and used in the gasification system is thermal energy and gas. And hot water and electric power can be obtained using this thermal energy. It is also possible to recover hot water and electric power using the gas as fuel. In any of these methods, there is no factory that consumes hot water, hot water, or electric power, and it cannot be used effectively.
[0004]
In addition, due to regulatory measures to reduce dioxins generated by waste incineration, simple incineration processing of industrial waste and general waste such as thinned wood and construction waste wood will be regulated, and simple incineration processing It is becoming impossible. On the other hand, the promotion of recycling construction waste timber is included in the basic policy of the Construction Recycling Law, and it is forced to recycle construction waste timber.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention provides a method for effectively using energy and gas obtained from organic waste such as thinned wood, driftwood, waste wood, waste plastic, garbage, sludge, grass cutting, paper sludge and the like. Is.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to promote recycling of unused resources such as thinned wood, waste wood, and other organic waste, and to recover hydrogen from the above organic waste, the present inventors recovered hydrogen from the above organic waste. I came up with the idea. By collecting it as hydrogen, energy can be stored and transported, hot water can be produced or electric power can be generated according to demand, and carbon dioxide is not generated by hydrogen combustion. Therefore, the inventors have found that the influence on the environment is small and can contribute to measures for preventing global warming, and the present invention has been completed.
[0007]
That is, the present invention
(1) Organic waste is heated at 500 to 600 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, the generated pyrolysis gas is mixed with steam at 900 to 1000 ° C., and the resulting reformed gas is purified to hydrogen It is a method to collect.
[0008]
As a preferred embodiment,
(2) The method according to (1) above, wherein the organic waste is selected from the group consisting of thinned wood, driftwood, waste wood, waste plastic, garbage, sludge, cut grass, and paper sludge,
(3) The method according to (1) above, wherein the organic waste is selected from the group consisting of thinned wood, driftwood and waste wood,
(4) The method according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the means for purifying the reformed gas and recovering hydrogen is selected from the group consisting of PSA, membrane separation, and cryogenic separation,
(5) The method according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the means for purifying the reformed gas and recovering hydrogen is PSA.
(6) The method according to any one of (1) to (5) above, wherein the temperature at which the organic waste is heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere is 530 to 570 ° C.
(7) The method according to any one of (1) to (6) above, wherein a temperature at which the generated pyrolysis gas is mixed with steam is 950 to 1000 ° C.
(8) The pressure when heating the organic waste in a non-oxidizing atmosphere and the pressure when mixing the generated pyrolysis gas with steam are 1 MPa or less. A method according to any one of the following:
(9) The pressure when heating the organic waste in a non-oxidizing atmosphere and the pressure when mixing the generated pyrolysis gas with steam are 0.1 to 1 MPa or less. (7) The method according to any one of
(10) The method according to any one of (1) to (9), further comprising reacting carbon monoxide and water contained in the reformed gas obtained by mixing with the steam to produce hydrogen. Can be mentioned.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Organic waste used in the present invention includes thinned wood, driftwood, bamboo, rice straw, rice husk, corn, sweet sorghum, vegetables, fruits, flowers, seaweed, other forests, rivers, dams, and shores. Unused resources such as wood and plants, as well as waste wood, sawmill waste, bamboo waste, pruned branches, cut grass, waste plastic, garbage, food residue, vegetable processing residue, fruit processing residue, sewage sludge, human waste sludge, Village drainage sludge, activated sludge, papermaking sludge and the like can be mentioned. Of these, thinned wood, driftwood, waste wood, waste plastic, garbage, sludge, cut grass, and paper sludge are preferably used. Thinned wood, driftwood or waste wood is particularly preferably used.
[0010]
The organic waste is only required to have a size that is roughly pulverized. For example, it may be a solid having a plate shape, a rod shape, a sheet shape, or other shapes of 1 mm or more and 15 cm or less. Moreover, as long as it is less than 1 mm, any shape of a granular form, a powder form, and a sludge form may be sufficient. The water content of the organic waste varies depending on its shape, but is preferably 50% by weight or less, more preferably 30% by weight or less.
[0011]
In the present invention, the organic waste is first heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. By the heating, the organic waste undergoes thermal decomposition and generates thermal decomposition gas.
[0012]
The upper limit of the heating temperature is 600 ° C, preferably 570 ° C, and the lower limit is 500 ° C, preferably 530 ° C. By adopting the above range, the amount of gas generated can be increased. If it is less than the said minimum, organic waste will not fully thermally decompose. If the upper limit is exceeded, the amount of gas generated cannot be increased. The upper limit of the pressure during the heating is preferably 1 MPa, more preferably 0.3 MPa, and the lower limit is preferably 0.1 MPa, more preferably 0.103 MPa.
[0013]
Nitrogen is preferably used as the non-oxidizing atmosphere.
[0014]
The type and type of the heating furnace used are not particularly limited. Any material can be used as long as it has the capability of heating the organic waste as a raw material to the above temperature. Examples thereof include a retort furnace, a shaft furnace, a rotary kiln, a fixed bed furnace, a moving bed furnace, and a fluidized bed furnace. For example, alumina, silica, sand or the like can be used as the material for the circulating medium in the moving bed furnace and fluidized bed furnace, and the shape is not particularly limited.
[0015]
In the present invention, after the organic waste is heated as described above, the generated pyrolysis gas is mixed with steam. As a result, the pyrolysis gas and steam react to reform the pyrolysis gas into a gas rich in hydrogen.
[0016]
The upper limit of the temperature at which the pyrolysis gas is mixed with steam is 1000 ° C., and the lower limit is 900 ° C., preferably 950 ° C. If it is less than the lower limit, the reforming reaction does not proceed, and if the upper limit is exceeded, the material of the reforming furnace is adversely affected.
[0017]
The heat for proceeding with the reforming reaction is supplied by a heated heat medium. As a heat source for the heat medium, heat obtained by combustion treatment of tar and char (carbon and ash) generated when the organic waste is heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere is used. The combustion treatment is preferably carried out in a system different from the system in which the organic waste is heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
[0018]
In particular, tar is often discharged from the bottom of the furnace as appropriate since it often interferes with the continuous operation of the furnace when the organic waste is heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. Thereby, it becomes possible to carry out continuous operation smoothly. Further, if tar and char generated as a by-product are extracted and burned in another system, the by-product tar and char can be effectively utilized in addition to avoiding troubles in the apparatus and maintaining safe operation.
[0019]
Steam for reforming the pyrolysis gas is obtained from industrial water or clean water through a heat exchanger using the heat of the high-temperature reformed gas exiting from the reforming furnace. Alternatively, steam may be obtained by installing a separate boiler. The temperature for supplying the steam is preferably 140 ° C. or higher, and the pressure is preferably 0.376 MPa or higher. Although not limited, the temperature and pressure are, for example, 180 ° C. and 1 MPa. The reforming furnace can be supplied by spraying continuously or intermittently.
[0020]
The type and type of the reforming furnace to be used are not particularly limited. Examples thereof include a retort furnace, a shaft furnace, a rotary kiln, a fixed bed furnace, a moving bed furnace, and a fluidized bed furnace. Usually, the same type as the above heating furnace is used, but is not limited thereto, for example, a combination of using a rotary kiln as the heating furnace and using a retort furnace as the reforming furnace. Good. For example, alumina, silica, sand or the like can be used as the material for the circulating medium in the moving bed furnace and fluidized bed furnace, and the shape is not particularly limited.
[0021]
The reformed gas leaving the reforming furnace is preferably passed through the shift reaction layer. As a result, more hydrogen can be recovered by reacting carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas with excess steam. The shift reaction is known. For example, a two-stage process is used. In the first stage, an iron-chromium high temperature conversion catalyst is used, and the reaction is preferably performed at 350 to 500 ° C., so that the residual carbon monoxide concentration in the gas is about 3 to 4% by volume. Next, in the second stage, a copper-zinc based low temperature conversion catalyst is used, preferably reacted at 200 to 250 ° C., so that the residual carbon monoxide concentration in the gas is about 0.3 to 0.4% by volume. Is done. Moreover, the pressure at the time of reaction becomes like this. Preferably it is 1 MPa or more, More preferably, it is 1-3 MPa. The pressure can be usually determined in accordance with the pressure of the process before and after the shift reaction layer.
[0022]
The reformed gas obtained as described above is preferably cooled with water, and then the gas is purified to concentrate hydrogen to recover hydrogen. As a means for purifying the reformed gas and recovering hydrogen, a known method can be used. For example, a pressure swing adsorption method (PSA), a membrane separation method, and a cryogenic separation method can be mentioned. Of these, PSA is suitable because the gas concentration can be freely adjusted and is inexpensive. In PSA, for example, the concentration of hydrogen to be recovered can be appropriately controlled by changing the adsorption time, the height of the adsorption layer, and the like. In this way, the reformed gas obtained as described above is separated into hydrogen and other gases to recover hydrogen.
[0023]
According to the method of the present invention, it is possible to effectively use unused resources and renewable resources. Further, useful hydrogen can be recovered without discharging carbon dioxide. Therefore, the method of the present invention can be used in a wide range of industrial fields. For example, it can be used in forestry, lumbering, livestock, construction, environmental, transportation, fuel supply, gas supply, plastic manufacturing, and the like.
[0024]
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention still in detail, this invention is not limited by these Examples.
[0025]
【Example】
The apparatus used in the examples is as shown in FIG. Here, as the heating furnace and the reforming furnace, a retort furnace having a mortar bottom was used, and PSA was used as the hydrogen purifier.
[0026]
[Example 1]
The waste wood (cedar waste) discarded from the sawmill was gasified. The waste wood was coarsely pulverized, and was a mixture of a rod-like material having a size of about a chopsticks, a sawdust, and a thin plate-like material having a size of a playing card. Table 1 shows the properties of the waste wood.
[0027]
[Table 1]
Figure 0004246456
Each value in Table 1 is measured according to the following method.
Moisture and ash: JIS-M8812 (1993)
Total calorific value: JIS-M8814 (1993)
Elemental composition: JIS-M8819 (1997)
[0028]
The waste wood was continuously introduced into a heating furnace maintained at a temperature of 550 ° C. and a pressure of 0.103 MPa by a feeder. The supply amount of the waste wood was 286 kg / hour, and the apparent residence time of the waste wood in the heating furnace was about 1 hour.
[0029]
A gas generated by pyrolysis was obtained from the top of the heating furnace at 244 kg / hour. The gas was subsequently introduced into a reforming furnace maintained at a temperature of 950 ° C. and a pressure of 0.103 MPa. At the same time, superheated steam (180 ° C., 1 MPa) was introduced into the reforming furnace at 50 kg / hour for gas reforming.
[0030]
A modified gas of 950 ° C. was obtained in an amount of 294 kg / hour. The gas was then cooled to 40 ° C. in contact with water in a cooling device. The composition of the gas is as shown in Table 2.
[0031]
[Table 2]
Figure 0004246456
The gas composition of Table 2 was measured by gas chromatography (Shimadzu Corporation GC8A).
[0032]
Next, the cooled gas was introduced into a hydrogen purifier, and a hydrogen rich gas having a hydrogen concentration of 95% by volume was recovered at 30 kg / hour. The gas composition after the purification is as shown in Table 3.
[0033]
[Table 3]
Figure 0004246456
The gas composition in Table 3 was measured by the same gas chromatography as in Table 2.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention provides a method for effectively using energy and gas obtained from organic waste such as thinned wood, driftwood, waste wood, waste plastic, garbage, sludge, grass cutting, paper sludge and the like. . Thereby, an unused resource or organic waste can be recycled and used as an energy raw material. Until now, waste processing and energy production have been performed separately, but energy efficiency can be improved by using the same device. Further, hydrogen can be recovered without generating carbon dioxide.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an apparatus used in Examples.
[Explanation of symbols]
A: Heating furnace B: Reforming furnace C: Gas cooling device D: Hydrogen purifier (PSA)
1: Waste wood 2: Steam 3: Cooling gas 4: Hydrogen rich gas 5: Waste gas 6: Tar and char 7: Heat medium

Claims (4)

有機系廃棄物を非酸化性雰囲気下において500〜600℃で加熱し、発生した熱分解ガスを900〜1000℃でスチームと混合せしめ、次いで、得た改質ガスを精製して水素を回収する方法。The organic waste is heated at 500 to 600 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, the generated pyrolysis gas is mixed with steam at 900 to 1000 ° C., and then the obtained reformed gas is purified to recover hydrogen. Method. 有機系廃棄物が、間伐材、流木材、廃木材、廃プラスチック、生ごみ、汚泥、刈草及び製紙スラッジより成る群から選ばれる請求項1記載の方法。The method of claim 1, wherein the organic waste is selected from the group consisting of thinned wood, driftwood, waste wood, waste plastic, garbage, sludge, grass cutting and paper sludge. 有機系廃棄物が、間伐材、流木材及び廃木材より成る群から選ばれる請求項1記載の方法。The method according to claim 1, wherein the organic waste is selected from the group consisting of thinned wood, driftwood and waste wood. 改質ガスを精製して水素を回収する手段が、PSA、膜分離及び深冷分離より成る群から選ばれる請求項1〜3のいずれか一つに記載の方法。The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the means for purifying the reformed gas and recovering hydrogen is selected from the group consisting of PSA, membrane separation and cryogenic separation.
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